This month “U.S. News and World Report” put out a review on 20 diet plans. The diet found to be the best overall, which is not a very well known one, is the “Dash Diet.” It is especially good for heart health but has a lot of other benefits as well.
After the “Dash Diet” comes:
Mediterranean Diet
TLC Diet
Weight Watchers
Mayo Clinic Diet
Volumetrics Diet
Jenny Craig
Ornish Diet
Vegetarian Diet
Slim-Fast
Nutrisystem
Vegan Diet
South Beach Diet
Eco-Atkins Diet
Zone Diet
Glycemic-Index Diet
Medifast Diet
Raw Food Diet
Atkins
Paleo Diet
They also ranked the top 5 weight loss diets as:
Weight Watchers
Jenny Craig
Raw Food Diet
Volumetrics Diet
Slim-Fast
In addition, they listed the “Dash Diet” as being the best diet for diabetes and the “Ornish Diet” for heart health.
This may give you a place to start if you are looking for a diet plan. Of course, many times what it really comes down to is commonsense. It is reducing the amount of sugars and fat in your diet. It is cutting portion sizes, eating sensible meals and incorporating more fruits and veggies. It is drinking more water, stopping snacking and adding exercise.
For the most part you can’t go wrong doing this. However if you find it necessary to stick to an actual plan, then this may give you some direction. Sometimes a diet plan can help you to kick things off and then you learn how to develop a lifestyle of healthy eating habits.
Do you follow any of these diets and if so, what has your experience been? Have you found any of them to be more successful than others? Share your experiences.
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